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Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission Winds Down, ICTJ Experts Reflect on Impact

12/20/2018

As the work of Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission winds down, ICTJ's Salwa El Gantri and Kelli Muddell discuss some of the challenges and successes of its work and their vision for transparent, participatory processes to advance Tunisia’s transitional justice mandate in the short and long term.

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Making the Links Between Transitional Justice and SDG16+

Roger Duthie

Director of Research

12/18/2018

The Task Force on Justice is gathering inputs in order to encourage greater provision of justice to people and communities outside the protection of the law. As the Task Force has pointed out, the “justice gap” that it seeks to reduce is greatest in conflict-affected countries, where only 3 percent of development assistance goes to justice.

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Kenya: Still Grappling with a Stalled Transitional Justice Mandate

Agatha Ndonga

Program Associate

12/17/2018

Many countries have endured a violent past or a dictatorship that left behind a trail of human rights violations. During transitions to peaceful societies or democracies, there is a need to address that painful past to ensure that the violations do not recur in future. While some countries have made or are making laudable efforts to deal with the atrocities of the past, others like Kenya are regrettably still at the phase of wishing the painful past away.

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Press Releases

'Prince of Peace' and ICTJ Founder Alex Boraine Laid to Rest

12/12/2018

Alex Boraine, founder of the ICTJ and soldier in the struggle for human rights around the world, will be laid to rest in Cape Town today. He has been called the “Prince of Peace” for his lifelong commitment to transforming South Africa’s society through truth, reconciliation, justice, following the horrors of apartheid.

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ICTJ Announces a 4-year, 40 Million SEK Contribution Agreement with Sida

12/4/2018

NEW YORK – The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has awarded the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) a grant of 40 million Swedish kronor to implement its Strategic Plan 2018-2022. During this period, ICTJ will respond to the growing demand for its services from countries in transition to democracy, as well as contexts where conflict or political repression are ongoing.

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Lebanon Passes Law for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared, Marking a Victory for Victims’ Families and for Justice

12/3/2018

On November 12, 2018, Lebanon finally passed the long-awaited, landmark Law for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons in Lebanon. This breakthrough development is a result of the steadfast commitment of mobilized families and years of joint advocacy efforts, lobbying, and initiatives by local and international organizations aimed at advancing the families’ cause.

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Media Coverage

Trump Signs into Law Genocide Prevention Act Named for Elie Wiesel

1/17/2019

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law bipartisan legislation named for the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, the White House announced in a statement. The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act aims to improve the US response to emerging or potential genocides and passed final votes last month in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Tunisians Cautiously Optimistic as Truth Commission Delivers Final Report

1/17/2019

Since it was set up in December 2013, a staggering 50,000 cases have been filed with Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD), the body that was set up to document the mountain of human rights abuses and corruption cases that occurred from 1955 to 2013.

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Ivory Coast ex-President Gbagbo acquitted at ICC court in The Hague

1/15/2019

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed 2010 election that left 3,000 dead and 500,000 displaced. Mr Gbagbo was captured in 2011 in a presidential palace bunker by UN and French-backed forces supporting his rival, Alassane Ouattara. He was the first former head of state to go on trial at the ICC.

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